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By Michelle Horton

Envjournal Writer

There are numerous organizations working toward protecting Lake Tahoe’s ecosystem. Below I have highlighted three of the organizations doing an exemplary job.

Tahoe Environmental Research Center

The Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) is an organization developed within the UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment. UC Davis research of Lake Tahoe began in 1959, with Dr. Charles Goldman. TERC is dedicated to research, education and public outreach surrounding lake ecosystems. The Center is focused on providing scientific information to inform decision-making regarding restoration and sustainable use of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Research performed by TERC involves invasive species, water quality, atmospheric quality, terrestrial ecology, and fresh water aquatics.

For more information refer to: TERC Website

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By Gideon F. Mukwai

EnvJournal Writer

Truckee River

Susan Lynn of Great Basin Water Network has decried what she calls “public apathy on water issues”. Some people don’t even know where the water they drink comes from, she said chuckling.

Public indifference comes with a price tag, Lynn said. This is so because some elected officials and water management experts take advantage of public apathy to work without consultation. 

“They see themselves as water gods,” she said. 

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